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Mapping LPT Ports

  • 26-09-2007 4:24pm
    #1
    h0stn0tf0und
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭


    XP Professional.
    Users local group: Users

    I have a script that maps shares and printers for users. All the shares map fine as does all the printers except one. If I run the script as a Local Administrator everything maps fine. The printers are shared via a printserver and all have the correct security settings. I have read that XP wont alow users to map LPT1 under certain conditions but I am trying to map LPT3 and it fails everytime. I am able to map LPT1 no problem. 
    net use lpt3: \\myprintserver\myprinter 

The password is invalid for \\myprintserver\myprinter 

Enter the user name for 'myprintserver':

    If I even supply a user name and password, it fails! 
    System error 5 has occured.
Access Denied

    I can browse to the printserver and connect to the printer without any trouble, mapping just will not work. Its very annoying as it maps a total of 5 printers and LPT3 is the only one to fail.

    Any ideas? Gonna be pulling hair soon.


Comments

  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    The password is invalid for \\myprintserver\myprinter

    try

    net use
    to see what it's trying to do first

    net use lpt3: \\myprintserver\myprint /user:%username%
    net use lpt3: \\myprintserver.domain\myprint /user:domain\%username%

    don't forget
    net view \\myprintserver

    and make sure there are no spaces in the print share, so you don't have to arse about with quotes


  • #3
    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    Get con2prt.exe, make sure it's in the netlogon folder and call it from your script.

    cheerio
    Howard


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